1978 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election

Karnataka Legislative Assembly election, 1978
All 224 seats in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly; 113 seats needed for a majority
Chief Minister of Mysore before election; Vacant; President's rule	Chief Minister of Karnataka ; D. Devaraj Urs; INC(I)

Karnataka State Legislative Assembly election, 1978 was held in the Indian state of Karnataka to elect 224 members of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. Riding on the popularity of the various social welfare measures initiated by Chief minister Devaraj Urs, the Congress-I emerged victorious winning 149 seats. ^[1]

Results

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e • d Summary of results of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly election, 1978^[1]
	Political Party	Seats Contested	Seats Won	Number of Votes
Indian National Congress (Indira)	214	149	5,543,756	44.25%
Janata Party	222	59	4,754,114	37.95%
Communist Party of India	6	3	148,567	1.19%
Indian National Congress	212	2	1,001,553	7.99%
Republican Party of India	3	1	22,443	0.18%
Independents		10	940,677	7.51%
	Total		224	12,528,663

References

^ ^a ^b "Statistical Report on General Election, 1978 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka, Election Commission of India". {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)Statistical Report on General Election, 1978 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka, Election Commission of India ([1])

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